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SAUDI ARABIA DETAINS WOMEN PROTESTORS, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected]. (London) -- Two women remain in detention after being arrested in Riyadh on Sunday during a protest to demand fair trials for their…
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Report reveals crimes against humanity in Syrian town
In recent months, relatively small demonstrations in Syria have developed into widespread mass protests. On 14 May, a devastating security operation began in Tell Kalakh, a town in the western…
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Amnesty International Calls for Arrest and Trial of al-Gaddafi Following ICC Arrest Warrant
Colonel M'uammar al-Gaddafi and other senior Libyan government figures must be arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court to face trial for alleged serious human rights crimes.
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ICC issues arrest warrant for al-Gaddafi
Colonel M’uammar al-Gaddafi and other senior Libyan government figures must be arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court to face trial for alleged serious human rights crimes
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Egypt: End military trials, scrap repressive laws
The Egyptian authorities must earn the trust of the people by abolishing repressive laws and ending abusive practices, the Secretary General of Amnesty International said today in Cairo
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Tunisia joins International Criminal Court
Tunisia took an important step towards strengthening fundamental human rights today by joining the International Criminal Court (ICC). At a ceremony at the UN in New York, Tunisia became the…
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Amnesty International Urges China to Reveal Whereabouts of Ai Weiwei’s Associates
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Three of artist Ai Weiwei’s associates are still missing, presumed in secret detention, despite the conditional release of Ai and his cousin…
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China must reveal whereabouts of Ai Weiwei’s associates
Three of artist Ai Weiwei’s associates are still missing, presumed in secret detention, despite the conditional release of Ai and his cousin into house arrest, Amnesty International said today.
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Equatorial Guinea: Surge in arbitrary arrests ahead of AU summit
The authorities in Equatorial Guinea must immediately end a draconian clampdown on freedom of expression taking place ahead of an African Union summit in the capital Malabo on 23 June,…
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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as “Harsh and Patently Unfair”
Amnesty International today condemned as “harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair” the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court on 21 prominent Shia activists who advocated political reform. Eight…
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Amnesty International Condemns Military Court Sentences Against Bahrain Activists as “Harsh and Patently Unfair”; Criticizes U.S. for Ignoring the Worsening Human Rights Situation in Bahrain
Amnesty International today condemned as "harsh, politically motivated and patently unfair" the prison sentences imposed by a Bahrain military court on 21 prominent Shia activists who advocated political reform. Eight…
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Iran human rights activist speaks after release
Emadeddin Baghi, one of Iran's most outspoken human rights activists, was released on Monday.